EuroBasket 2025 qualification

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EuroBasket 2025 qualification
Tournament details
Dates25 November 2021 – February 2025
Teams40
Official website
Qualifiers website
Pre-qualifiers website
2022
2029

The EuroBasket 2025 qualification is a basketball competition that is being played from November 2021 to February 2025, to determine the 20 FIBA Europe member nations who will join the automatically qualified co-hosts Latvia, Cyprus, Finland and Poland at the EuroBasket 2025 finals tournament.

Format changes[edit]

Similar, as for the previous edition, the format involves pre-qualifiers and qualifiers. The pre-qualifiers first round comprises teams that did not play in the 2023 FIBA World Cup qualifiers. Due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, FIBA changed the qualification system during the pre-qualifiers first round.[1]

Old format[edit]

The pre-qualifiers first round is played by ten teams: Eight eliminated in the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup pre-qualifiers, and two teams who did not apply to enter in those qualifiers. They are divided into three groups: two groups of three teams and one group with four teams. The winner of each group and the best runner-up team would qualify for the second round.[2][3] The pre-qualifiers second round would be played by twelve teams: Eight eliminated in the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualifiers first round, and four teams that advanced from the first round. They would then be divided into four groups by three teams with the group winners advancing to the Qualifiers. The pre-qualifiers third round would be played by all remaining teams from the first and the second round which failed to advance to the qualifiers. They would compete for the four last places in the qualifiers.

New format[edit]

The pre-qualifiers first round continued playing in the original format since the decision about a competition system change was taken during its progress. In the meanwhile, Cyprus was announced as one of the tournament hosts, while Russia and Belarus were expelled from all FIBA competitions, which implied few format changes.[4][1] Instead of originally four teams, now six teams advance from the pre-qualifiers first round to the second round: three group winners, two best runners-up and Cyprus as host nation, regardless of their result. The pre-qualifiers second round will be played by twelve teams: Six (instead of original eight following exclusion of Russia and Belarus) eliminated in the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup Qualifiers first round, and six teams advancing from the first round. Unlike the initial format, they will be divided into three groups by four teams with the group winners and Cyprus advancing to the qualifiers. The pre-qualifiers third round will be played by all other teams from the first two rounds without any changes.

Qualifiers will be played by 32 teams: 24 teams competing at the second round of 2023 FIBA World Cup qualifiers joined by eight teams advanced from Pre-Qualifiers.

Pre-Qualifiers[edit]

The EuroBasket 2025 Pre-Qualifiers will be played over three rounds. The best eight teams advance to the EuroBasket 2025 Qualifiers.

First round[edit]

The pre-qualifiers first round was played in three windows: 25–28 November 2021; 24–27 February and 30 June – 3 July 2022.

The winner of each group, the two best runners-up team and Cyprus as a host nation qualified for the second round. All other teams were transferred to the third round.

Draw[edit]

The draw was made on 20 August 2021.[5]

Seeding[edit]

The seeding was based on the FIBA World Rankings of 9 August 2021.[6]

Seed 1
Team Pos
 Romania 54
 Denmark 55
  Switzerland 60
Seed 2
Team Pos
 Austria 61
 Kosovo 70
 Luxembourg 74
Seed 3
Team Pos
 Cyprus 79
 Norway 89
 Albania 105
Seed 4
Team Pos
 Ireland 107

Groups[edit]

All times are local.

Group A[edit]
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Austria 6 5 1 494 406 +88 11 Second round
2   Switzerland 6 4 2 444 409 +35 10
3  Ireland 6 2 4 454 508 −54 8 Third round
4  Cyprus 6 1 5 388 457 −69 7 Second round as host
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
25 November 2021 Cyprus  73–81  Ireland Nicosia
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 17–20, 14–24, 19–22, 23–15
Pts: Giannaras 16
Rebs: Koumis 8
Asts: Michail 5
Boxscore Pts: Blount 21
Rebs: Carroll 12
Asts: Hosford 7
Arena: Eleftheria Indoor Hall
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Ofer Manheim (ISR), Ilya Putenko (RUS), Zoran Mitrovski (MKD)
25 November 2021 Austria  80–64   Switzerland Schwechat
20:15 Scoring by quarter: 18–15, 26–14, 21–20, 15–15
Pts: Vujošević 20
Rebs: Mbemba 12
Asts: Vujošević 6
Boxscore Pts: Kovac 13
Rebs: Cotture 8
Asts: Cotture 6
Arena: Multiversum
Attendance: 0
Referees: Blaž Zupančič (SLO), Nikola Perlić (CRO), Jan Baloun (CZE)
28 November 2021 Switzerland  66–43  Cyprus Fribourg
17:00 Scoring by quarter: 21–11, 20–20, 11–4, 14–8
Pts: Kovac 16
Rebs: Fofana, Jurkovitz 7
Asts: Cotture, Jurkovitz 3
Boxscore Pts: four players 6
Rebs: Mantovani 6
Asts: Michail 2
Arena: Fondation Sportif Saint Leonard
Attendance: 1,725
Referees: Ciprian Stoica (ROU), Franko Gracin (CRO), Alberto Sánchez (ESP)
28 November 2021 Ireland  70–97  Austria Dublin
17:00 Scoring by quarter: 13–28, 28–15, 9–30, 20–24
Pts: Carroll 23
Rebs: Carroll 9
Asts: Flood 4
Boxscore Pts: Klepeisz 25
Rebs: Poljak 8
Asts: Vujošević 8
Arena: National Basketball Arena
Attendance: 700
Referees: Francisco Araña (ESP), Nikola Bejat (NOR), Łukasz Jankowski (POL)
24 February 2022 Cyprus  77–86  Austria Nicosia
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 15–22, 19–25, 17–21, 26–18
Pts: Simitzis 20
Rebs: Panteli 8
Asts: Panteli 5
Boxscore Pts: Vujošević 21
Rebs: Rados 7
Asts: Klepeisz 6
Arena: Eleftheria Indoor Hall
Attendance: 300
Referees: Sergey Mikhaylov (RUS), Nemanja Ninković (SRB), Nir Meirson (ISR)
24 February 2022 Switzerland  83–72  Ireland Fribourg
19:30 Scoring by quarter: 28–14, 13–23, 20–15, 22–20
Pts: Mlađan 24
Rebs: Jurkovitz 10
Asts: Zinn 10
Boxscore Pts: Badmus 20
Rebs: Blount 9
Asts: Flood 5
Arena: Fondation Sportif Saint Leonard
Attendance: 768
Referees: Alfred Jovović (CRO), Anastasios Kardaris (GRE), Javier Torres (ESP)
27 February 2022 Switzerland  80–61  Austria Fribourg
16:00 Scoring by quarter: 23–18, 17–18, 26–7, 14–18
Pts: Kovac 18
Rebs: Jurkovitz 7
Asts: Cotture 5
Boxscore Pts: Murati 14
Rebs: Ogunsipe 6
Asts: Klepeisz 3
Arena: Fondation Sportif Saint Leonard
Attendance: 1,417
Referees: Petros Papapetrou (GRE), Ofer Manheim (ISR), Alessandro Perciavalle (ITA)
27 February 2022 Ireland  83–750(OT)  Cyprus Dublin
17:00 Scoring by quarter: 15–15, 23–11, 10–21, 16–17Overtime: 19–11
Pts: Carroll 17
Rebs: Badmus 12
Asts: Flood 6
Boxscore Pts: Iliadis 14
Rebs: three players 6
Asts: three players 2
Arena: National Basketball Arena
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Viola Györgyi (NOR), Alexandre Maret (FRA), Simon Unsworth (GBR)
30 June 2022 Austria  92–66  Ireland Salzburg
20:20 Scoring by quarter: 23–22, 28–13, 20–15, 21–16
Pts: Pöltl 14
Rebs: Pöltl 11
Asts: Klepeisz 6
Boxscore Pts: Badmus 15
Rebs: Badmus 7
Asts: Fulton, Hanley 3
Arena: Sporthalle Alpenstraße
Attendance: 1,200
Referees: Zoran Mitrovski (MKD), Emmouil Tsolokas (GRE), Pavel Fúska (SVK)
30 June 2022 Cyprus  71–63   Switzerland Nicosia
21:00 Scoring by quarter: 22–21, 21–19, 11–6, 17–17
Pts: Stylianou 14
Rebs: Mantovani 7
Asts: three players 3
Boxscore Pts: Kazadi, Nzege 17
Rebs: Mbala 12
Asts: Kazadi 8
Arena: Eleftheria Indoor Hall
Attendance: 800
Referees: Mart Uuehendrik (EST), Jan Baloun (CZE), Ofer Mannheim (ISR)
3 July 2022 Ireland  82–88   Switzerland Dublin
17:15 Scoring by quarter: 25–25, 22–20, 18–30, 17–13
Pts: Badmus 26
Rebs: Igiehon 7
Asts: Flood 4
Boxscore Pts: Kovac 22
Rebs: Kazadi 8
Asts: Kazadi 9
Arena: National Basketball Arena
Attendance: 1,300
Referees: Ciprian Stoica (ROU), Alberto Sánchez (ESP), Stylianos Simeonidis (GRE)
3 July 2022 Austria  78–49  Cyprus Salzburg
18:00 Scoring by quarter: 19–15, 18–5, 21–15, 20–14
Pts: Lohr, Poljak 11
Rebs: Pöltl 18
Asts: Kaferle 7
Boxscore Pts: Simitzis 14
Rebs: Stylianou 7
Asts: Tigkas 4
Arena: Sporthalle Alpenstraße
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Sergii Zashchuk (UKR), Francisco Araña (ESP), Alin Faur (ROU)
Group B[edit]
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Romania 4 4 0 328 283 +45 8 Second round
2  Luxembourg 4 1 3 312 318 −6 5[a] Third round
3  Albania 4 1 3 313 352 −39 5[a]
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Luxembourg 175–167 Albania
25 November 2021 Albania  92–89  Luxembourg Durrës
18:00 Scoring by quarter: 27–26, 21–20, 20–28, 24–15
Pts: Pullazi 23
Rebs: Lekndreaj 9
Asts: Shestani 4
Boxscore Pts: Rugg 25
Rebs: Rugg 7
Asts: Grün 8
Arena: Dhimitraq Goga Sports Palace
Attendance: 300
Referees: Goran Šljivić (AUT), Can Mavisu (TUR), Anastasios Kardaris (GRE)
28 November 2021 Luxembourg  70–73  Romania Luxembourg City
17:00 Scoring by quarter: 25–15, 15–29, 18–14, 12–15
Pts: Laurent 19
Rebs: Kovac, Laurent 7
Asts: Grün 7
Boxscore Pts: Richard 16
Rebs: Cățe 8
Asts: Gheorghe 5
Arena: d'Coque
Attendance: 1,113
Referees: Nemanja Ninković (SRB), Alessandro Perciavalle (ITA), Alexandre Maret (FRA)
24 February 2022 Romania  101–84  Albania Ploiești
18:00 Scoring by quarter: 28–29, 24–27, 25–14, 24–14
Pts: Richard, Torok 16
Rebs: Cățe 10
Asts: Richard, Tohătan 7
Boxscore Pts: Dusha 20
Rebs: Hysenagolli 8
Asts: Lekndreaj, Moore 3
Arena: Olimpia Sports Hall
Attendance: 750
Referees: Ilya Putenko (RUS), Ali Şakacı (TUR), Milosav Kaluđerović (MNE)
27 February 2022 Luxembourg  86–75  Albania Luxembourg City
17:00 Scoring by quarter: 21–26, 27–15, 21–14, 17–20
Pts: Rugg 33
Rebs: Rugg 13
Asts: Melcher 9
Boxscore Pts: Moore 18
Rebs: Hysenagolli 8
Asts: three players 3
Arena: d'Coque
Attendance: 1,617
Referees: Francisco Araña (ESP), Nikola Bejat (NOR), Bert van Slooten (NED)
30 June 2022 Romania  78–67  Luxembourg Timișoara
18:00 Scoring by quarter: 12–15, 19–16, 21–15, 16–21
Pts: Torok 21
Rebs: Cățe 10
Asts: Tohătan 8
Boxscore Pts: Rugg 29
Rebs: Rugg 9
Asts: Grün 4
Arena: Constantin Jude Sports Hall
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Sergii Zashchuk (UKR), Anastasios Kardaris (GRE), Nir Meirson (ISR)
3 July 2022 Albania  62–76  Romania Durrës
20:30 Scoring by quarter: 18–21, 20–20, 8–15, 16–20
Pts: Taflaj 12
Rebs: Hamati, Pullazi 7
Asts: Hysa 4
Boxscore Pts: Olah 22
Rebs: Torok 9
Asts: Tohătan 11
Arena: Dhimitraq Goga Sports Palace
Attendance: 300
Referees: Petros Papapetrou (GRE), Mladen Lučić (MNE), Hrvoje Čavar (BIH)
Group C[edit]
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Denmark 4 3 1 326 279 +47 7 Second round
2  Norway 4 2 2 311 317 −6 6
3  Kosovo 4 1 3 318 359 −41 5 Third round
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
25 November 2021 Norway  86–77  Kosovo Bergen
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 17–22, 25–11, 27–19, 17–25
Pts: Ndow 21
Rebs: Ndow 8
Asts: Jawara 7
Boxscore Pts: Berisha 18
Rebs: Berisha 7
Asts: Berisha 4
Arena: Haukelandshallen
Attendance: 2,143
Referees: Vilius Mačiulaitis (LTU), Mart Uuehendrik (EST), James Dominique (GIB)
28 November 2021 Kosovo  78–73  Denmark Pristina
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 18–17, 20–16, 22–13, 18–27
Pts: Berisha 16
Rebs: three players 5
Asts: Berisha 5
Boxscore Pts: Mortensen 24
Rebs: Midtgaard 10
Asts: three players 4
Arena: Palace of Youth and Sports
Attendance: 550
Referees: Petros Papapetrou (GRE), Ali Şakacı (TUR), Pavel Fúska (SVK)
24 February 2022 Denmark  84–68  Norway Næstved
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 18–17, 20–17, 25–20, 21–14
Pts: Klussmann, Bergstedt 13
Rebs: Bergstedt 11
Asts: Bergstedt 4
Boxscore Pts: Frey 23
Rebs: Jawara 10
Asts: Jawara 5
Arena: Næstved Arena
Attendance: 0
Referees: Marko Vučković (SLO), Łukasz Jankowski (POL), Alberto Sánchez (ESP)
27 February 2022 Kosovo  92–950(OT)  Norway Mitrovica
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 27–15, 19–16, 18–25, 17–25Overtime: 11–14
Pts: Berisha 27
Rebs: Bamforth 8
Asts: Bamforth 5
Boxscore Pts: Frey 38
Rebs: Ndow 10
Asts: Jawara 4
Arena: Minatori Sports Hall
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Ciprian Stoica (ROU), Zoran Mitrovski (MKD), Stylianos Simeonidis (GRE)
30 June 2022 Denmark  105–71  Kosovo Næstved
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 26–19, 20–17, 30–17, 29–18
Pts: Larsen 20
Rebs: Larsen 10
Asts: Mortensen 6
Boxscore Pts: Berisha, Hajrizi 17
Rebs: Morina, Ukaj 7
Asts: Berisha 7
Arena: Næstved Arena
Attendance: 1,180
Referees: Gintaras Vitkauskas (LTU), Javier Torres (ESP), Alexandre Maret (FRA)
3 July 2022 Norway  62–64  Denmark Oslo
18:00 Scoring by quarter: 13–14, 9–24, 12–14, 28–12
Pts: Frey 16
Rebs: Berg, Dolven 7
Asts: Jawara 8
Boxscore Pts: Bergstedt 19
Rebs: Bergstedt 11
Asts: Bergstedt 4
Arena: Nye Jordal Amfi
Attendance: 4,350
Referees: Vilius Mačiulaitis (LTU), Zdenko Tomašovič (SVK), Andrea Bongiorni (ITA)

Ranking of second-placed teams[edit]

Matches against the fourth-placed team in Group A are not included in this ranking.

Pos Grp Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 A   Switzerland 4 3 1 315 295 +20 7 Second round
2 C  Norway 4 2 2 311 317 −6 6
3 B  Luxembourg 4 1 3 312 318 −6 5 Third round
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

Second round[edit]

The pre-qualifiers second round was played in three windows: August 2022, November 2022 and February 2023.

The twelve teams were drawn into three groups by four teams. The winner of each group along with the tournament host Cyprus advanced to the Qualifiers. All other teams were transferred to the third round.

Draw[edit]

The draw was made on 14 July 2022.[7]

Teams[edit]
Entrance/qualification method Team(s)
Host nation  Cyprus
Advanced from First round  Austria
 Denmark
 Romania
  Switzerland
 Norway
Eliminated from 2023 World Cup qualification first round  Bulgaria
 Croatia
 North Macedonia
 Poland
 Portugal
 Slovakia

Groups[edit]

All times are local.

Group D[edit]
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  North Macedonia 6 5 1 436 375 +61 11 Qualifiers
2  Slovakia 6 4 2 439 436 +3 10 Third round
3  Norway 6 2 4 380 417 −37 8
4  Denmark 6 1 5 426 453 −27 7
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
25 August 2022 Slovakia  68–87  Norway Levice
18:00 Scoring by quarter: 20–21, 13–21, 23–24, 12–21
Pts: Jones 17
Rebs: Körner 5
Asts: Ihring 8
Boxscore Pts: Frey 37
Rebs: Berg 10
Asts: Jawara 9
Arena: Športová hala Levice
Attendance: 821
Referees: Mehmet Şahin (TUR), Franko Gracin (CRO), Nemanja Ninković (SRB)
25 August 2022 Denmark  70–73  North Macedonia Næstved
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 18–14, 11–20, 26–21, 15–18
Pts: Jukić 20
Rebs: Lundberg 9
Asts: Lundberg 4
Boxscore Pts: Dimitrijević 29
Rebs: Maslinko 5
Asts: Dimitrijević 4
Arena: Næstved Arena
Attendance: 1,418
Referees: Tanel Suslov (EST), Can Mavisu (TUR), Francisco Araña (ESP)
28 August 2022 Norway  99–75  Denmark Bergen
18:00 Scoring by quarter: 34–21, 23–23, 26–21, 16–10
Pts: Frey 26
Rebs: Jawara 7
Asts: Jawara 6
Boxscore Pts: Lundberg 16
Rebs: Larsen 9
Asts: Lundberg 7
Arena: Haukelandshallen
Attendance: 2,250
Referees: Mihkel Männiste (EST), Mart Uuehendrik (EST), Davíð Tómasson (ISL)
28 August 2022 North Macedonia  79–75  Slovakia Skopje
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 19–26, 21–20, 19–17, 20–12
Pts: Dimitrijević 20
Rebs: Jakimovski 5
Asts: Dimitrijević 7
Boxscore Pts: Mokráň 18
Rebs: Mokráň 11
Asts: Ihring, Krajčovič 6
Arena: SRC Kale
Attendance: 1,900
Referees: Ciprian Stoica (ROU), Özlem Yalman (TUR), Alexandre Deman (FRA)
10 November 2022 Slovakia  74–70  Denmark Levice
18:00 Scoring by quarter: 23–17, 16–18, 18–11, 17–24
Pts: Ihring 16
Rebs: Krajčovič 11
Asts: Ihring 12
Boxscore Pts: Jukić 21
Rebs: Bergstedt 13
Asts: Darbo 6
Arena: Športová hala Levice
Attendance: 800
Referees: Josip Jurčević (CRO), Ariadna Chueca (ESP), Siniša Prpa (SRB)
10 November 2022 North Macedonia  58–36  Norway Gevgelija
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 16–11, 18–7, 11–11, 13–7
Pts: Krstevski, Stojanovski 14
Rebs: Krstevski 10
Asts: Shorts 8
Boxscore Pts: Frey, Jawara 11
Rebs: Berg 7
Asts: Frey 3
Arena: Sports Hall "26th April"
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Łukasz Jankowski (POL), Valentin Oliot (FRA), Jan Baloun (CZE)
13 November 2022 Norway  56–68  Slovakia Bergen
18:00 Scoring by quarter: 20–16, 13–20, 13–14, 10–18
Pts: Ndow 17
Rebs: Berg 10
Asts: Frey 5
Boxscore Pts: Brodziansky 20
Rebs: Mokráň 12
Asts: Krajčovič 5
Arena: Haukelandshallen
Attendance: 2,053
Referees: Gintaras Vitkauskas (LTU), Alberto Sánchez (ESP), Blaž Zupančič (SLO)
13 November 2022 North Macedonia  74–710(OT)  Denmark Gevgelija
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 14–20, 18–17, 16–17, 16–10, Overtime: 10–7
Pts: Shorts 33
Rebs: Gjuroski 6
Asts: Shorts 6
Boxscore Pts: Darbo 21
Rebs: Bergstedt 13
Asts: Darbo 10
Arena: Sports Hall "26th April"
Attendance: 1,900
Referees: Petros Papapetrou (GRE), Geert Jacobs (BEL), Alin Faur (ROU)
23 February 2023 Slovakia  82–73  North Macedonia Levice
18:00 Scoring by quarter: 22–15, 22–23, 17–8, 21–27
Pts: Krajčovič 23
Rebs: Malovec 13
Asts: Krajčovič 6
Boxscore Pts: Shorts 23
Rebs: Krstevski, Maslinko 5
Asts: Shorts 6
Arena: Športová hala Levice
Attendance: 1,050
Referees: Ventsislav Velikov (BUL), Mehmet Şahin (TUR), Mart Uuehendrik (EST)
23 February 2023 Denmark  69–61  Norway Næstved
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 21–15, 18–14, 12–16, 18–16
Pts: Åris, Midtgaard 13
Rebs: Åris 7
Asts: Darboe 6
Boxscore Pts: Frey 24
Rebs: Ndow 6
Asts: Jawara 6
Arena: Næstved Arena
Attendance: 0
Referees: Radomir Vojinović (MNE), Sergio Rodríguez (ESP), Özlem Yalman (TUR)
26 February 2023 Denmark  71–72  Slovakia Næstved
15:30 Scoring by quarter: 21–12, 14–21, 14–26, 22–13
Pts: Jukić 21
Rebs: Bergstedt 15
Asts: Darbo 4
Boxscore Pts: Brodziansky 29
Rebs: Fusek 8
Asts: Krajčovič 5
Arena: Næstved Arena
Attendance: 1,334
Referees: Franko Gracin (CRO), Zdravko Rutešić (MNE), Nemanja Ninković (SRB)
26 February 2023 Norway  41–79  North Macedonia Oslo
18:00 Scoring by quarter: 12–24, 14–21, 10–15, 5–19
Pts: Frey 10
Rebs: Jawara, Ndow 5
Asts: Jawara 4
Boxscore Pts: Shorts 22
Rebs: Shorts 6
Asts: Shorts 5
Arena: Nordstrand Arena
Attendance: 2,500
Referees: Ciprian Stoica (ROU), Can Mavisu (TUR), Javier Torres (ESP)
Group E[edit]
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Poland 6 5 1 493 412 +81 11[a] Qualifiers as host
2  Croatia 6 5 1 483 414 +69 11[a] Third round
3   Switzerland 6 2 4 392 436 −44 8
4  Austria 6 0 6 405 511 −106 6
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Poland 156–151 Croatia
25 August 2022 Poland  69–72  Croatia Warsaw
18:30 Scoring by quarter: 15–11, 16–10, 16–28, 22–23
Pts: Ponitka 26
Rebs: three players 6
Asts: Ponitka 6
Boxscore Pts: Zubac 19
Rebs: Zubac 10
Asts: Šarić 6
Arena: Arena COS Torwar
Attendance: 4,299
Referees: Gintaras Vitkauskas (LTU), Ivor Matějek (CZE), Zdenko Tomašovič (SVK)
25 August 2022 Switzerland  74–64  Austria Fribourg
19:30 Scoring by quarter: 17–13, 16–21, 27–20, 14–10
Pts: Zinn 14
Rebs: Kazadi 8
Asts: Zoccoletti 4
Boxscore Pts: Murati 11
Rebs: Rados 6
Asts: Klepeisz 6
Arena: Fondation Sportif Saint Leonard
Attendance: 653
Referees: Petr Hrůša (CZE), Valerio Grigioni (ITA), Anastasios Kardaris (GRE)
28 August 2022 Austria  55–91  Poland Schwechat
17:00 Scoring by quarter: 8–25, 17–11, 10–29, 20–26
Pts: Murati 11
Rebs: Poljak 7
Asts: Lanmüller 4
Boxscore Pts: Dziewa 15
Rebs: Dziewa, Olejniczak 5
Asts: Kolenda 5
Arena: Multiversum
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Vladimir Jevtović (SRB), Juozas Barkauskas (LTU), Pavel Fúska (SVK)
28 August 2022 Croatia  84–53   Switzerland Opatija
20:00 Scoring by quarter: 22–10, 28–16, 20–15, 14–12
Pts: Matković 17
Rebs: Matković 12
Asts: Gnjidić, Simon 5
Boxscore Pts: Fofana 10
Rebs: Rocak 5
Asts: Kazadi 3
Arena: Sportska dvorana Marino Cvetković
Attendance: 1,600
Referees: Petros Papapetrou (GRE), Geert Jacobs (BEL), Alessandro Perciavalle (ITA)
10 November 2022 Poland  79–64   Switzerland Lublin
19:45 Scoring by quarter: 17–15, 15–22, 27–8, 20–19
Pts: Balcerowski, Sokołowski 13
Rebs: Olejniczak 7
Asts: Pluta 5
Boxscore Pts: Kovac 16
Rebs: Kubler, Nzege 6
Asts: Fofana 5
Arena: Globus Arena
Attendance: 2,884
Referees: Igor Mitrovski (MKD), Zdravko Rutešić (MNE), Nikola Bejat (NOR)
10 November 2022 Austria  75–100  Croatia Graz
20:20 Scoring by quarter: 24–18, 19–30, 16–25, 16–27
Pts: Vujošević 18
Rebs: Rados 8
Asts: Güttl 4
Boxscore Pts: Badžim 23
Rebs: Branković 5
Asts: Kapusta 8
Arena: Raiffeisen Sportpark
Attendance: 2,115
Referees: Ventsislav Velikov (BUL), Mehmet Karabilecen (TUR), Marek Kúkelčík (SVK)
13 November 2022 Austria  65–75   Switzerland Graz
17:05 Scoring by quarter: 15–18, 20–19, 14–15, 16–23
Pts: Ersek 21
Rebs: Mbemba 9
Asts: Kaferle, Vujošević 3
Boxscore Pts: Polite 22
Rebs: Gravet, Polite 5
Asts: Solca 3
Arena: Raiffeisen Sportpark
Attendance: 1,550
Referees: Özlem Yalman (TUR), Gellért Kapitány (HUN), Mihkel Männiste (EST)
13 November 2022 Croatia  79–87  Poland Zagreb
20:00 Scoring by quarter: 18–21, 19–13, 19–24, 23–29
Pts: Branković 17
Rebs: Prkačin 6
Asts: Kapusta 8
Boxscore Pts: Garbacz, Zyskowski 21
Rebs: Sokołowski 8
Asts: four players 4
Arena: Dražen Petrović Basketball Hall
Attendance: 5,200
Referees: Sergii Zashchuk (UKR), Ilias Kounelles (CYP), Zdenko Tomašovič (SVK)
23 February 2023 Poland  87–72  Austria Sosnowiec
18:00 Scoring by quarter: 26–21, 31–17, 14–19, 16–15
Pts: Balcerowski 25
Rebs: Balcerowski 8
Asts: Schenk 10
Boxscore Pts: Mahalbašić 22
Rebs: Mahalbašić 8
Asts: Mahalbašić 7
Arena: ArcelorMittal Park
Attendance: 2,760
Referees: Petros Papapetrou (GRE), Alberto Sánchez (ESP), Zdravko Rutešić (MNE)
23 February 2023 Switzerland  56–64  Croatia Fribourg
19:30 Scoring by quarter: 21–13, 17–19, 11–15, 7–17
Pts: Gravet, Polite 11
Rebs: Cotture 8
Asts: Kazadi 9
Boxscore Pts: Prkačin 15
Rebs: Branković, Prkačin 8
Asts: four players 2
Arena: Fondation Sportif Saint Leonard
Attendance: 0
Referees: Gintaras Vitkauskas (LTU), Stylianos Simeonidis (GRE), Can Mavisu (TUR)
26 February 2023 Switzerland  70–80  Poland Fribourg
17:00 Scoring by quarter: 27–21, 15–14, 16–23, 12–22
Pts: Kazadi 14
Rebs: Polite 7
Asts: Kazadi 8
Boxscore Pts: Balcerowski 31
Rebs: Balcerowski 9
Asts: Ponitka 14
Arena: Fondation Sportif Saint Leonard
Attendance: 1,789
Referees: Mart Uuehendrik (EST), Petr Hrůša (CZE), Zoran Mitrovski (MKD)
26 February 2023 Croatia  84–74  Austria Split
17:00 Scoring by quarter: 23–19, 27–17, 21–20, 13–18
Pts: Filipović 17
Rebs: Branković 7
Asts: Mavra 6
Boxscore Pts: Mahalbašić 21
Rebs: Brajkovic 10
Asts: Mahalbašić 5
Arena: Spaladium Arena
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Mehmet Şahin (TUR), Francisco Araña (ESP), Ivor Matějek (CZE)
Group F[edit]
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Portugal 6 5 1 514 424 +90 11[a] Qualifiers
2  Bulgaria 6 5 1 477 424 +53 11[a] Third round
3  Romania 6 2 4 398 428 −30 8
4  Cyprus 6 0 6 371 484 −113 6 Qualifiers as host
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Portugal 170–168 Bulgaria
25 August 2022 Bulgaria  88–55  Cyprus Samokov
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 19–15, 29–15, 16–11, 24–14
Pts: Vezenkov 24
Rebs: Vezenkov 8
Asts: P. Ivanov, Marinov 4
Boxscore Pts: Tigkas 20
Rebs: Koumis 4
Asts: Tigkas 3
Arena: Arena Samokov
Attendance: 1,700
Referees: Zoran Mitrovski (MKD), Josip Jurčević (CRO), Siniša Prpa (SRB)
25 August 2022 Romania  59–75  Portugal Ploiești
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 14–17, 16–25, 19–19, 10–14
Pts: Olah, P. Richard 13
Rebs: Cățe, P. Richard 7
Asts: P. Richard 4
Boxscore Pts: Queta 20
Rebs: Queta 10
Asts: three players 3
Arena: Olimpia Sports Hall
Attendance: 2,500
Referees: Ofer Manheim (ISR), Marek Kúkelčík (SVK), Łukasz Jankowski (POL)
28 August 2022 Portugal  102–69  Cyprus Odivelas
17:00 Scoring by quarter: 35–17, 23–22, 23–18, 21–12
Pts: Queta 17
Rebs: Queta 13
Asts: Williams 7
Boxscore Pts: Tigkas 20
Rebs: Stylianou 7
Asts: Panteli 4
Arena: Pavilhão Multiusos de Odivelas
Attendance: 2,500
Referees: Valentin Oliot (FRA), Alberto Sánchez (ESP), Jan Baloun (CZE)
28 August 2022 Bulgaria  84–72  Romania Samokov
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 29–19, 12–15, 23–20, 20–18
Pts: Vezenkov 28
Rebs: Vezenkov 15
Asts: Vezenkov 7
Boxscore Pts: P. Richard 14
Rebs: three players 7
Asts: P. Richard, Tohătan 5
Arena: Arena Samokov
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Vilius Mačiulaitis (LTU), Goran Šljivić (AUT), Blaž Zupančič (SLO)
10 November 2022 Cyprus  65–69  Romania Nicosia
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 19–19, 16–21, 13–14, 17–15
Pts: Simitzis 19
Rebs: Mantovani 11
Asts: three players 2
Boxscore Pts: Nicolescu 18
Rebs: P. Richard 8
Asts: P. Richard 9
Arena: Eleftheria Indoor Hall
Attendance: 500
Referees: Bojan Jovanić (BIH), Ofer Manheim (ISR), Haris Bijedić (BIH)
10 November 2022 Portugal  88–78  Bulgaria Coimbra
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 21–20, 23–32, 23–12, 21–14
Pts: Brito 19
Rebs: Voytso 8
Asts: Ventura 6
Boxscore Pts: Kostov 17
Rebs: Kravish 7
Asts: P. Ivanov 6
Arena: Pavilhão Multidesportos Dr. Mário Mexia
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Mart Uuehendrik (EST), Sergio Rodríguez (ESP), Alexandre Deman (FRA)
13 November 2022 Cyprus  66–75  Bulgaria Nicosia
16:00 Scoring by quarter: 8–16, 13–17, 27–24, 18–18
Pts: Michail, Stylianou 16
Rebs: Stylianou 6
Asts: Michail 3
Boxscore Pts: P. Ivanov 14
Rebs: A. Ivanov 11
Asts: Karamfilov 4
Arena: Eleftheria Indoor Hall
Attendance: 1,600
Referees: Alfred Jovović (CRO), Dumitru Stasiev (MDA), Nemanja Ninković (SRB)
13 November 2022 Portugal  92–62  Romania Coimbra
17:00 Scoring by quarter: 27–14, 27–27, 18–10, 20–11
Pts: Williams 20
Rebs: Amarante, Queiroz 7
Asts: Queiroz 6
Boxscore Pts: Cățe 14
Rebs: Cățe 12
Asts: P. Richard 5
Arena: Pavilhão Multidesportos Dr. Mário Mexia
Attendance: 1,700
Referees: Petr Hrůša (CZE), Zoran Mitrovski (MKD), Juozas Barkauskas (LTU)
23 February 2023 Romania  61–62  Bulgaria Pitești
18:00 Scoring by quarter: 12–16, 13–15, 19–13, 17–18
Pts: Torok 12
Rebs: Cățe 7
Asts: K. Richard, Tohătan 4
Boxscore Pts: P. Ivanov 14
Rebs: Kostov, Minchev 9
Asts: Miller-McIntyre 12
Arena: Pitești Arena
Attendance: 3,089
Referees: Mehmet Karabilecen (TUR), Péter Praksch (HUN), Łukasz Jankowski (POL)
23 February 2023 Cyprus  66–75  Portugal Nicosia
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 9–21, 27–17, 22–26, 8–11
Pts: Tigkas 16
Rebs: Mantovani, Simitzis 6
Asts: Michail 4
Boxscore Pts: Williams 24
Rebs: Queiroz 15
Asts: Brito 5
Arena: Eleftheria Indoor Hall
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Alexandre Deman (FRA), Blaž Zupančič (SLO), Goran Šljivić (AUT)
26 February 2023 Romania  75–50  Cyprus Pitești
18:00 Scoring by quarter: 24–11, 16–20, 18–6, 17–13
Pts: P. Richard 15
Rebs: Cățe, Olah 8
Asts: P. Richard, Tohătan 5
Boxscore Pts: Stylianou 12
Rebs: Mantovani, Stylianou 6
Asts: three players 2
Arena: Pitești Arena
Attendance: 3,200
Referees: Igor Mitrovski (MKD), Valentin Oliot (FRA), Alfred Jovović (CRO)
26 February 2023 Bulgaria  90–82  Portugal Botevgrad
18:00 Scoring by quarter: 19–19, 24–21, 27–18, 20–24
Pts: Vezenkov 30
Rebs: Miller-McIntyre 6
Asts: Miller-McIntyre 5
Boxscore Pts: Williams 21
Rebs: Queiroz 7
Asts: Lisboa 4
Arena: Arena Botevgrad
Attendance: 4,000
Referees: Vladimir Jevtović (SRB), Siniša Prpa (SRB), Ofer Manheim (ISR)

Third round[edit]

The draw took place on 25 April 2023.[8][9] The pre-qualifiers third round will be played from 19 July to 5 August 2023.[10] Twelve teams will participate: the four teams eliminated from the first round are joined by the eight teams eliminated from the second round. The teams will play in four groups of three;[2] the four best-ranked teams will advance to the Qualifiers.

Teams[edit]

Entrance/qualification method Team(s)
Eliminated from the First round  Albania
 Ireland
 Kosovo
 Luxembourg
Eliminated from the Second round  Austria
 Bulgaria
 Croatia
 Denmark
 Norway
 Romania
 Slovakia
  Switzerland
Seeding[edit]

The seeding was based on the FIBA World Rankings of 27 February 2023.[8]

Seed 1
Team Pos
 Croatia 25
 Bulgaria 47
 Romania 57
  Switzerland 58
Seed 2
Team Pos
 Denmark 60
 Slovakia 61
 Austria 63
 Luxembourg 77
Seed 3
Team Pos
 Kosovo 80
 Norway 93
 Ireland 96
 Albania 100

Groups[edit]

All times are local.

Group G[edit]
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Croatia 4 4 0 373 251 +122 8 Qualifiers
2  Ireland 4 2 2 285 336 −51 6
3  Luxembourg 4 0 4 293 364 −71 4
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
19 July 2023 Croatia  89–49  Ireland Opatija
20:00 Scoring by quarter: 24–5, 32–12, 14–16, 19–16
Pts: Badžim 18
Rebs: Perković 8
Asts: Kapusta 9
Boxscore Pts: Quinn 12
Rebs: Alajiki 5
Asts: Quinn 4
Arena: Sportska dvorana Marino Cvetković
Attendance: 970
Referees: Georgios Poursanidis (GRE), Luis Castillo (ESP), Oskars Lūcis (LAT)
22 July 2023 Croatia  98–62  Luxembourg Opatija
20:00 Scoring by quarter: 31–14, 26–20, 23–12, 18–16
Pts: Kapusta, Prkačin 16
Rebs: Branković, Mazalin 6
Asts: Badžim 6
Boxscore Pts: Laurent 18
Rebs: Laurent, Rugg 9
Asts: Gutenkauf 4
Arena: Sportska dvorana Marino Cvetković
Attendance: 600
Referees: Paulo Marques (POR), Geert Jacobs (BEL), Ivor Matějek (CZE)
26 July 2023 Luxembourg  76–96  Ireland Luxembourg City
20:15 Scoring by quarter: 21–23, 16–17, 22–30, 17–26
Pts: Laurent 16
Rebs: Rugg 8
Asts: Delgado 5
Boxscore Pts: Badmus, Igiehon 20
Rebs: Alajiki 13
Asts: Quinn 3
Arena: d'Coque
Attendance: 1,413
Referees: Aleksandar Glišić (SRB), Mihkel Männiste (EST), Vladimir Jevtović (SRB)
29 July 2023 Ireland  61–95  Croatia Dublin
14:30 Scoring by quarter: 12–20, 22–22, 8–21, 19–32
Pts: Murphy 12
Rebs: Alajiki 5
Asts: Fulton 4
Boxscore Pts: D. Drežnjak 17
Rebs: D. Drežnjak 5
Asts: five players 3
Arena: National Basketball Arena
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Mārtiņš Kozlovskis (LAT), Fernando Calatrava (ESP), Javier Torres (ESP)
2 August 2023 Luxembourg  79–91  Croatia Luxembourg City
20:15 Scoring by quarter: 12–25, 25–25, 18–24, 24–17
Pts: Laurent 13
Rebs: Rugg 7
Asts: Kovac 4
Boxscore Pts: Perković 23
Rebs: Ljubičić 7
Asts: Kapusta 9
Arena: d'Coque
Attendance: 1,650
Referees: Can Mavisu (TUR), Geert Jacobs (BEL), Alexandre Deman (FRA)
5 August 2023 Ireland  79–76  Luxembourg Dublin
19:30 Scoring by quarter: 29–20, 12–23, 18–20, 20–13
Pts: Blount, Fulton 16
Rebs: Blount 14
Asts: Blount 6
Boxscore Pts: Rugg 27
Rebs: Rugg 12
Asts: Gutenkauf, Rugg 3
Arena: National Basketball Arena
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Antonio Conde (ESP), Emmanouil Tsolakos (GRE), Hrvoje Čavar (BIH)
Group H[edit]
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Denmark 4 4 0 324 265 +59 8 Qualifiers
2  Kosovo 4 2 2 290 291 −1 6
3   Switzerland 4 0 4 248 306 −58 4
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
19 July 2023 Kosovo  76–49   Switzerland Prizren
20:45 Scoring by quarter: 18–16, 23–8, 27–14, 8–11
Pts: Berisha 20
Rebs: Hajrizi 12
Asts: Artis 6
Boxscore Pts: Rocak 12
Rebs: Tutonda 7
Asts: Fofana 3
Arena: Sezai Surroi Sports Hall
Attendance: 1,700
Referees: Paulo Marques (POR), Beniamino Attard (ITA), Franko Gracin (CRO)
22 July 2023 Switzerland  46–60  Denmark Fribourg
17:30 Scoring by quarter: 6–18, 17–9, 13–12, 10–21
Pts: three players 7
Rebs: Rocak 5
Asts: Fofana 3
Boxscore Pts: Lundberg 14
Rebs: Dibba 10
Asts: Bergstedt, Lundberg 3
Arena: Fondation Sportif Saint Leonard
Attendance: 540
Referees: Fernando Calatrava (ESP), Lorenzo Baldini (ITA), Łukasz Jankowski (POL)
26 July 2023 Denmark  82–75  Kosovo Næstved
18:00 Scoring by quarter: 27–16, 17–27, 25–22, 13–10
Pts: Lundberg 20
Rebs: Dibba 9
Asts: Jukić 7
Boxscore Pts: Artis 23
Rebs: Berisha, Shoshi 6
Asts: Artis 4
Arena: Næstved Arena
Attendance: 930
Referees: Geert Jacobs (BEL), Sergii Zashchuk (UKR), Javier Torres (ESP)
29 July 2023 Switzerland  72–76  Kosovo Fribourg
17:30 Scoring by quarter: 21–20, 18–15, 22–21, 11–20
Pts: Tutonda 15
Rebs: Fofana 10
Asts: Fofana 7
Boxscore Pts: Artis 22
Rebs: Hajrizi 8
Asts: Artis 4
Arena: Fondation Sportif Saint Leonard
Attendance: 840
Referees: Gintaras Vitkauskas (LTU), Alexandre Deman (FRA), Valentin Oliot (FRA)
2 August 2023 Denmark  94–81   Switzerland Næstved
18:00 Scoring by quarter: 18–25, 26–9, 27–21, 23–26
Pts: Lundberg 22
Rebs: Erikstrup 9
Asts: Jukić 9
Boxscore Pts: De la Fuente 22
Rebs: Fofana, Martin 5
Asts: Fofana 9
Arena: Næstved Arena
Attendance: 1,280
Referees: Antonio Conde (ESP), Josip Jurčević (CRO), Juozas Barkauskas (LTU)
5 August 2023 Kosovo  63–88  Denmark Prizren
20:45 Scoring by quarter: 17–24, 11–23, 17–21, 18–20
Pts: Artis, Janjeva 11
Rebs: Hajrizi 6
Asts: Hajrizi 3
Boxscore Pts: Lundberg 28
Rebs: Bergstedt 9
Asts: Lundberg 5
Arena: Sezai Surroi Sports Hall
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Yener Yılmaz (TUR), Gellért Kapitány (HUN), Mehmet Şahin (TUR)
Group I[edit]
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Slovakia 4 4 0 327 250 +77 8 Qualifiers
2  Romania 4 2 2 282 298 −16 6
3  Albania 4 0 4 273 334 −61 4
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
19 July 2023 Albania  83–87  Romania Durrës
20:30 Scoring by quarter: 22–21, 20–23, 22–25, 19–18
Pts: Lekndreaj 20
Rebs: Lekndreaj 11
Asts: Dusha 4
Boxscore Pts: K. Richard 18
Rebs: Diculescu 9
Asts: K. Richard 8
Arena: Dhimitraq Goga Sports Palace
Attendance: 0
Referees: Kerem Baki (TUR), Sergii Zashchuk (UKR), Martin Vulić (CRO)
22 July 2023 Romania  65–69  Slovakia Pitești
18:30 Scoring by quarter: 10–18, 19–13, 24–23, 12–15
Pts: Olah 22
Rebs: Olah 10
Asts: K. Richard 6
Boxscore Pts: Brodziansky 32
Rebs: Mokráň 8
Asts: Krajčovič 6
Arena: Pitești Arena
Attendance: 1,005
Referees: Yener Yılmaz (TUR), Alberto Sánchez (ESP), Mehmet Karabilecen (TUR)
26 July 2023 Slovakia  86–63  Albania Levice
18:00 Scoring by quarter: 30–27, 16–10, 19–3, 21–23
Pts: Brodziansky 19
Rebs: Mokráň 9
Asts: Majerčák 7
Boxscore Pts: Dusha 19
Rebs: Tola 7
Asts: F. Lilaj, Lekndreaj 2
Arena: Športová hala Levice
Attendance: 1,300
Referees: Zafer Yılmaz (TUR), Can Mavisu (TUR), Gvidas Gedvilas (LTU)
29 July 2023 Romania  72–63  Albania Pitești
18:30 Scoring by quarter: 10–23, 26–16, 20–16, 16–8
Pts: Popa 17
Rebs: Diculescu 9
Asts: three players 5
Boxscore Pts: Lekndreaj 16
Rebs: Lekndreaj 11
Asts: Dusha 7
Arena: Pitești Arena
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Haris Bijedić (BIH), Petar Pešić (SRB), Nermin Hodžić (BIH)
2 August 2023 Slovakia  83–58  Romania Levice
18:00 Scoring by quarter: 19–13, 19–18, 23–16, 22–11
Pts: Mokráň 22
Rebs: Brodziansky 10
Asts: Krajčovič 7
Boxscore Pts: Olah 11
Rebs: Măciucă 7
Asts: K. Richard 4
Arena: Športová hala Levice
Attendance: 1,450
Referees: Fernando Calatrava (ESP), Zoran Mitrovski (MKD), Mehmet Şahin (TUR)
5 August 2023 Albania  64–89  Slovakia Durrës
20:30 Scoring by quarter: 21–15, 13–26, 15–28, 15–20
Pts: F. Lilaj 14
Rebs: Hamati 7
Asts: Hysa 7
Boxscore Pts: Hilvak 20
Rebs: Mokráň, Pavelka 5
Asts: Hilvak, Majerčák 6
Arena: Dhimitraq Goga Sports Palace
Attendance: 150
Referees: Martin Horozov (BUL), Özlem Yalman (TUR), Nemanja Ninković (SRB)
Group J[edit]
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Bulgaria 4 3 1 339 297 +42 7 Qualifiers
2  Norway 4 2 2 305 330 −25 6
3  Austria 4 1 3 301 318 −17 5
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.